Background Research

Doing some background research gets you in the right frame of mind about your topic. Understanding the vocabulary and the key issues about your topic can help save you time and frustration. Specifically, background research can help you to:

• Ask better research questions
• Identify new search terms
• Uncover new and unexpected information

Research Starters

Get background information on your topic right when you use OneSearch. Just remember to keep your search broad with one or two keywords.

Gale eBooks

Gale eBooks has a strong cyber security ebook collection. eBooks from this database are designed to be for background research.

Some useful titles:

• Accounting from the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. Goes over general accounting principles.
• Accounting form the Encyclopedia of Small Business. Goes over systems of accounting most applicable to small businesses.
• Accounting Requirements from the Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law. Goes over the accounting profession and its regulation.
• Accounting form the Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. Goes over the concepts of accounting relevant to science, technology and ethics.